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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Silversn95" data-source="post: 1483695" data-attributes="member: 10515">Update:So the chirping came back just before I parked her for the winter.  Now that Spring has sprung i decided to take her apart to replace the throwout bearing and rear main seal.  Remind me not to do it again!  What a pain working on your back.Anyway, now that it is apart i see a few concerning things.  Number one is the condition of the sleeve the throwout bearing rides on.  It has grooves and ridges worn on it.  Is this an easy to change part or can I just clean it up and reuse?Throwout bearing is still in one piece but has a lot of play in it and does not spin smooth and quiet.  Not sure it is stock as it looks like a timken design.  No part numbers on it to verify but pics below.I see wear on the pivot ball and pivot point on the clutch fork so I think it needs to be replaced.Clutch disc itself looks fine but there are three spots on both the flywheel and pressure plate that could indicate an issue.  I'm thinking to replace both the flywheel and clutch.Funny discussion I had with the Ford dealer parts guy.  Said they no longer carry the oem replacement clutch and can only get the performance clutch from them.  Cant justify the cost so thinking just the OEM replacement from either Luk or Valeo.  Really not going to have high power mods so doing this on a budget.  It looks like the Luk and Valeo are in the $200 range, dealer wanted $675 for the ford performance unit!Pictures of what I found:<img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210329/ccdfd87595d8de3f946bd2bbd131ea2a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210329/ce10b3ab2d2f5ec0aa6ad1ae060da0b5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210329/3c46e2e639d034847aecb2d81919d2f0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210329/2aa4055663330df2d71b255fc9f06b03.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk</blockquote>